Monthly Archives: February 2014

Macomb Police Department Detectives are asking for the community’s assistance in locating two missing pipe line workers.

On February 27, 2014 at approximately 6:40 p.m. Macomb Officers responded to a 911 call at 1513 E. Murray St. The caller advised that he had found blood inside the residence and believes there may have been a disturbance. The caller stated that his two roommates Juan Bustamante 65, and Francisco Villa 43, were missing and could not be located. Both Bustamante and Villa’s vehicles along with their personal belongings were also missing from the residence. Bustamante’s vehicle was later located in the Wal-Mart parking lot abandoned. Villa’s vehicle a 2001 Volkswagen Passat Wyoming registration 5-32139 has not been located.

Anyone seeing Villa’s vehicle or having information about the location of either subject is urged to contact the Macomb Police Department at (309) 833-4505. Citizens can also send an electronic tip by texting the word “MPDTIPS” along with their message to 274637 (CRIMES) or online at macombpolice.com.

The Macomb Police Department is being assisted by the McDonough County Sheriff’s Office, WIU Office of Public Safety and the Illinois State Police.

On February 26th, 2014 the Macomb Police Department and the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists honored Officers Todd Tedrow, Nick Goc and Derek Wiley for their continued efforts to battle intoxicated motorists. The Macomb Police Department had 112 DUI’s in 2012 and these three officers were the top DUI cops. AAIM conducts an annual survey to identify those officers that continue to fight against impaired driving.

In addition Officer Todd Tedrow was honored by the Illinois Department of Transportation for hitting the 25 DUI arrests mark. IDOT provides pins to officers as they hit certain benchmarks in their career.

The Macomb Police Department honored three WIU Students on February 26th, 2014 for their life saving actions. On February 7th, 2014 just after 2:20am students John Ganta, Daniel Comyn and Alexander Flisk were walking home when they found an incoherent, shivering, shoe-less female curled up in the fetal position in the 100 block of E. Adams. With temperatures below freezing and near zero the three assessed the situation and took action. The three men moved the female to a local open business and called 911 for help. For their assistance to the young woman which undoubtedly saved her from further harm and further tragedy, the three men were presented a Citizens Award of Appreciation.

A forensic autopsy was conducted on Ramone Doyle 43, on February 17, 2014. The preliminary opinion received stated that the autopsy findings are “consistent with a cause of death of strangulation.”

The preliminary investigation revealed that Doyle and his roommate Shaun Davis, 25 were involved in an altercation the morning of February 16, 2014 which led Davis to call 911. Motive for the altercation has not been determined.

Detectives from the Macomb Police Department have interviewed Davis and a witness who was present during the altercation. Detectives also interviewed other individuals who were present at the residence earlier that morning. All recorded interviews will be forwarded to the states attorney’s office today to start the review process. The final autopsy report and additional evidence will be forwarded to the states attorney’s office as it becomes available.